would-be customer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwould-beandcustomer
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would-be
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈwʊd.bi/us/ˈwʊd.bi/
wanting or trying ...
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customer
noun[C]
uk/ˈkʌs.tə.mər/us/ˈkʌs.tə.mɚ/
a person who buys goods or ...
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(Definition ofwould-beandcustomerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Then again, what hirer is going to accept the word of awould-becustomerthat a matter is really urgent and necessary?
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What is wanted is a protective association for thewould-becustomer.
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I do not think it can be claimed or suggested that this board is ungenerous or unreasonable to the newwould-becustomer.
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Thewould-becustomermay have been travelling for some hours to get to the airport and may be about to fly.
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The publication of that would enable firms to make decisions about their total supply to awould-becustomer, which would substantially improve the position.
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Thewould-becustomerwould have great difficulty in proving that the damage had been done before she received the machine.
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Perhaps "fraud"and"deception" are too strong words, but altogether this practice does not give thewould-becustomeran opportunity of deciding the true value of the goods.
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As for domestic oil-fired heating, one manufacturing firm has provided graphs for the use of its would-be customers.
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To do this we have to make it possible for our would-be customers abroad to have more funds available to buy goods from us.
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Indeed, we are considering reinforcing this approach by requiring alternative suppliers to display a warning notice advising would-be customers to heed their preserver's advice.
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It is argued that the severe conditions imposed by many would-be customers are rather too harsh for our people to bear.
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Frankly, one does not need a highly expensive showroom in the middle of a city centre to collect people's cash for gas bills and provide advice to would-be customers.
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